Albany Public Library and the NYCLU Celebrate Your Right to Read! Banned Books Week is September 29 to October 6 On Saturday, October 6, at 2:00 pm, Albany Public Library, in partnership with the New York State Civil Liberties Union, Capital Region Chapter, celebrates America’s freedom to read! Local actors and community leaders will read […]
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Albany Poets will be back at LarkFEST this Saturday on the Hometown Stage and in our very own Poetry Tent on the corner of Lark and Chestnut. The poetry starts at noon in the poetry tent with Chris Brabham and continues throughout the day. Be sure to come by and pick up your copy of
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After LarkFEST this Saturday, September 15, the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and New York Expressive Arts are hosting a special poetry and performance event with visiting poets Elizabeth McKim and Steve Cloreine starting at 7:00PM at 4 Central Ave., in Albany. An engaging poet-performer and teacher, Elizabeth Gordon McKim works out of the oral tradition
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Live From The Living Room, a featured reading series with an open mic afterwards is held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY. The next reading is September 12th with Pierre Joris. Pierre’s most recent books are Aljibar and Meditations on the Stations
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If you’re a big John Ashbery fan, you won’t want to miss the celebration at Bard College September 14-16. Details in this Bard College press release: On September 14–16, to celebrate Ashbery’s 80th birthday and his remarkable career as a poet, critic, editor, and translator, Bard will host “This Feeling of Exaltation,” a weekend of
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Writing from Art and Architecture at Albany City Hall, Saturday, September 8 Guided Tour by Assemblyman John J. McEneny from 10 AM – 11 AM. The guided tour is free and may be taken without attending the writing workshop; reservations suggested. Writing from Art & Architecture Workshop with Dan Wilcox from 11:15 AM – 1
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That headline does not have any hidden meanings, you read that right, Dain Brammage will be on The Edge. This Sunday night, September 9, at 10:00PM Dain Brammage and Mary Panza will be on 104.9 FM, The Edge, with Ralph Renna on the Capital Underground show. Dain will be performing a couple of his poems in
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THIS JUST IN, The School of Night, “Albany, NY’s Most Innovative Poetry Open Mic”, is returning, but this time to a new building. Ballingers will be the latest venue to host the “long running” open mic series hosted by R.M. Engelhardt with the band “Love is the D3vil”. The School of Night has previously been held
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Local poets Shaun Baxter, Debbie Bump (with John Weiler on guitar), Caffe Lena open mic host Carol Graser, John Raymond, and Erik Sweet will be performing their poetry and spoken word in the Poetry Tent throughout the day during LarkFEST on Saturday, September 15. Check back for information on more poets and artists that will be performing
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Rhodora Penaranda will read her original work at the next Poetry on the Loose event. The program will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 1 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 6 Orchard Street (at Main) in Middletown. Her presentation will be followed by an open reading during which anyone may participate. Penaranda has written
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Phillip Levine (Chronogram Poetry Editor) has sent in the lineup of featured poets and performers for September 2007 at the Colony Café Monday Night Open Mic in Woodstock. There is an open mic for poetry, prose, and performance in addition to the “special guests”. Start time of the Monday Night Open Mic is 7:00PM. Features
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Writing from Art and Architecture Cosponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and and the Historic Albany FoundationSaturday, September 8, 2007, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Albany City Hall, Eagle Street, NY The tour, which will take place from 10:00-11:00 a.m. (approximately) is free. The public is invited to attend the tour, independent of
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The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
